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Changes in Healthcare Reform – Employers MUST Get Involved!

Senator Jim Cooper (D) of Tennessee has been one of the most prominent politicians traversing the country on the idea of healthcare reform. In his early presentations on the subject, the approach was a hard line push to get universal coverage (covering the uninsured) with NO FOCUS ON CUTTING wasted expense that could have paid [...]

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Legislating the U.S. into Consumer Directed Healthcare

Lots of interesting bits and pieces in the Presidential Speech last night. Lots of things people wanted to hear like no more pre-existing conditions and no getting dropped from insurance plans if you have a serious medical condition.
I LIKE these statements.
But what do they mean?
Follow the logic…
No more pre-existing conditions and no getting dropped = [...]

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20% of Employers Plan to Drop Health Benefits… Let change:healthcare help!

In a recent survey conducted by Hewitt Associates, about 20% of employers said they are planning to stop offering health benefits over the next three to five years.
Sad… as if we need another player in the health care game to quit! See Workforce Management for more details on the study.
Equally as interesting as those planning [...]

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Dr. Feld claims the healtcare agenda is already set…

Dr. Stanley Feld, “Top Health Blogger” by Wellsphere, claims that the healthcare reform agenda has already been set by Obama and Daschle.  You can read his post here.  He has some good points regarding reform and the need to involve physicians in the process.  However, his post struck a chord with me when he wrote [...]

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Transparency, Accountability, and Competition… not necessarily in that order.

Once again I had the privilege this morning to hear Sen. Bill Frist speak, this time at a breakfast held at Lipscomb University.  Though last time the topic was highly focus, today the slate was clear and anything to do with health care was on the table.  Although our time was limited, Frist managed to [...]

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